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kongamato

kongamato noun: a pterosaur-like cryptid of Africa.

Noun

kongamato

  1. A pterosaur-like cryptid of Africa.
    • […] the kongamato like the olitiau is in the habit of diving at men crossing its territory — perhaps trying to drive them away […]1958, Bernard Heuvelmans, On the tracks of unknown animals
    • […] swamp conceals a terrifying "lizard bird" called the kongamato.2000, E. Randall Floyd, The world's 100 greatest mysteries: strange secrets of the past revealed

Examples of kongamato in a sentence

  • When crossing rivers, some of them carried amulets that would protect them from a Kongamato.2002, George M. Eberhart, Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, Volume 2:
  • Also described as being like a giant bat, the Kongamato has large teeth, red leathery skin, and a wingspan of four to seven feet.2008, Oliver Ho, Mysteries Unwrapped: Mutants & Monsters:

Origin of kongamato

From Kaonde [Term?] (literally “breaker of boats”).

Questions about kongamato

What does kongamato mean?
Kongamato means a pterosaur-like cryptid of Africa.
How do you use kongamato in a sentence?
When crossing rivers, some of them carried amulets that would protect them from a Kongamato.
What part of speech is kongamato?
Kongamato is a noun.

Words near kongamato in the dictionary

  1. konfyts
  2. kong
  3. kong bak pau
  4. Kong Mountains
  5. Kong Zi
  6. kongamato
  7. Kongbam
  8. kongbap
  9. kongguksu
  10. konghou
  11. konghous

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